Spherical mirrors: The image of a plant is 4.0 cm from a concave spherical mirror having a radius of curvature of 10 cm. Where is the plant relative to the mirror?

Name: Spherical mirrors: The image of a plant is 4.0 cm from a concave spherical mirror having a radius of curvature of 10 cm. Where is the plant relative to the mirror?
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The image is virtual and upright, so the object must be between the pole and the focal point. Using the mirror equation, 1/f = 1/do + 1/di, we can find that do = 2.2 cm.

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